Glossary
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This is a glossary of terms unique to the Celestial Lance Universe, as well as other helpful terms that come up in various stories.
Directional terms
- Above
- See upward, below.
- Aspinward
- In the opposite direction as the galaxy spins.
- Below
- See downward, below.
- Coreward
- Toward the galactic core.
- Downward
- Moving below the galactic plane on the side of Alpha Gruis/Alnair.
- Edgeward
- See rimward, below.
- Rimward
- Toward the edge of the galaxy.
- Spinward
- In the same direction as the galaxy is spinning.
- Upward
- Moving above the galactic plane on the side of Polaris.
General terms
- Anchor
- Describes the location at the far end of a wormhole where a jumpdrive anchors itself before pulling (slingshotting) itself through the wormhole.
- Dead end
- A star system with only one wormhole node. Examples include the Hana-ka-lau-‘ai system. See Category:Dead ends.
- Dragon
- A common nickname for Starkind
- Hub
- A star system with at least two wormhole nodes. Most star systems with wormholes have more than one.
- Orphan
- A star system with no known wormholes. See Category:Orphans.
- Node
- A wormhole opening. This is where ships enter and exit the wormhole.
- Sphereship
- A spheroid (either globular or oblong) ship, originally of Halfen design. Diameters range from small shuttles such as Chosu Nomh (8 meters) to very large ships such as Hikianalia (1000 meters).
- Superhub
- A star system containing more than ten wormhole nodes. Examples include Arcturus and Sol. See Category:Superhubs.